Part one Arrivals and Pictsies

Its a Bright tuesday morning just out side of Talos NM. It is a smaller town and one you'd never think that either the Gods or the Titans would have any thing to do with.

For the last 70 years the only thing out standing about this town was the Hum. The town it's self is placed between two lakes and there is an old military back about 4 hours out side of town.

Most of you have never been to town and your all around the center of town trying to figure out why the gods sent you here.

Dana hefts her carry-on duffel over her shoulder and peers about the dusty surroundings. Since the 'visit' as she liked to call it, she had taken a well-deserved vacation from the Border Patrol. Still, though she had heard the rumors surrounding the town, she'd never thought she'd wind up in the dead center of the place. "Wonderful, there goes my last week of downtime."

Satoshi walks around the area of the town center wandering while yawning from jet lag "why did father want me to come here"

Jack drives into town in his large rig, opens up the door drops a large bag onto the ground and steps out of the truck while surveying the area and lighting a cigarette " huh... back water place isn't it?"

Alessandro leans against the side of a building, sipping a beer, fairly confident this will be no where near as exciting as fighting Chupacabra in Texas. Suddenly all around he notices the telltale sounds and smells of rival pantheons!

After a few minutes you start to hear a lowhumming like the sound of a rumbling of a far away engine its annoy at first but then it fades way.

As you look around for where the hum is coming from, it seems as if every one around you can hear it as well. The normal townsfolk seem to all stop what they are doing and just stare off in to space for as long as the hum goes on.

Satoshi looks around "whats going on?" as he stands slightly paniced

Alessandro walks to the nearest townsperson and asks "What's with the obnoxious noise?"

An older man looks over to Alessandro and says " Oh don't mind that its just the Hum, its from the army base near by or something... It got our town on the TV you know."

Alessandro: "Y'all must be so proud. Any idea what it is though, I mean why would they need a machine that irritates the tourism trade? Seems counter productive to me."

The man says " Oh I don't think its a machine." the man the whispers over to Allesandro and goes one " I think its one of them aliens that caught from area 51... they just shipped him down here so the TV people do find him." He then gives you a little wink

Alessandro: "Makes perfect sense, where do you think all the best cheeses come from. No country can make gouda that smooth."

Walking away shaking his head Allesandro decides the matter is best dropped for now. The man gives a little wave as you go

Satoshi as you look down you see some thinking trying to get your attention from an alley way its one of those things you say. Satoshi walks to the alley way In the Alley you see a bunch of small men and women about a foot high, they have light blue skin and little celtic tattoos on their bodies. You think they might be some sort of youki [sp demons, fae spirits type things] Satoshi takes a deep breath "do you know what happened to the people or what that sound is?"[assuming your speaking english]

The Blue men look at you in a panic... its seems they where not trying to call your attention they were just making faces at you... after a Bit one starts to talking in the worse accent ever [ a mix of Scottish and pig latin] and says "Sorry my lord... we don't know... all we know it that ever day it happens and every day it gets longer and longer... sorry about the cows."

After a bit the lead Pictsies starts to talk again " Um... You are [I'm not try to type the accent] one of the Gods right... Like the Tuatha right... we think that the noise might have somthing to do with the Kobolds slaves the dwarfs brought..."

Alessandro you see a asian looking man talking to what could be the aliens the old man was talking about.

Satoshi " thanks for that any clue where the the dwarfs or kobolds are" The Lead Pictsies shakes his head and say no they have rune traps to keep us away from thier ale.

Alessandro: "Well I'll be damned, the little shits are real." I walk over to the alleyway, sniffing the air as I get closer "Mmm cherry blossoms." "Hey you, alien dudes, are you making that god awful screeching noise?"

The Pictsies look at the new comer and blink whats the uses in trying to to be all sneaky if poeple keeps seeing you... the lead then says " No as he were telling this guy the kobolds are doing it we think ]

Satoshi um hi what smells like blood

Alessandro: "That'd be me, Alessandro de le Cueva, Al works for short. Sorry the family tree tends to give off some strong musk." I hold out a hand to shake "By the by, do your alien friends know that the local geriatric community believes their behind the Hum?

Satoshi: shakes hand " Satoshi Hato and i had no idea it seems to be kobolds acording to them"

Alessandro: "Like the little lizard dudes in the gaming books, my lil sis used to love them!"

Jack: shuts the door to his rig after silently watching the commotion and takes a quick drag before heading to where allesandro and satoshi are. "oi..why are you fairy folk jankin on regular mortals?"

The Pictsies over at the newest scion and the look back clearly trying to ignore the irish guy ... "What lizards Kobolds arn't lizards kobolds are mine fey enslaved by the evil dwarfs... who don't give us any thing to drink. As for the mortals well when they start leaving out bowls of milk and beer like there suposed to we will leave them along... except of stealing the live stock."

Alessandro: "Janking... does that have something to do with the noise or the beer?"

Jack: "janking is.. slang for poking fun at or making mischief, also sorry for not introducing myself.." i say with a thick irish accent " my name is Jack Weis" i hold out my hand not really expecting them to shake it

Were NOT IRISH YOU NO ACCOUNT GREEN LOVIN FUIRT!" Calls out one of the Pictsies

Jack: "ill be right back... gotta go get my crowd control implements..." i got back to my rig and open the large double doors revealing a massive smithing maul, i proceed to pull it out and walk back with it over my shoulder "now then... what was that ye said i dunnae think i heard you over the hum shorty"

Alessandro: Holds out a hand with bandaged fingers. "Alessandro de le.. you know what Al. So your Irish...Scottish...err.?"

Jack: "Born in green ol Ireland ...however my adoptive parents were German... hence the name weis" takes the hand a little more carefully than normal noting the bandages and shakes it

Satoshi; bows "Satoshi Hato nice to meet you"

"Big Gym Leader of this band of Pictsies we own all these land for about a fortnight out... except for that those damn dwarfs stole from us... worse the viking they are... " says the lead Pictsies

Jack: Shakes Satoshi's hand and looks back over at the pictsies " well it sounds as if you're in a right ol predicament.... Take back the green comment and I may be inclined to elp ye"

Big Gym: "Hows about we give you back your truck and call it even" ... as you all turn around your see about 12 Pictsies slowly lift Jack's truck off the ground and start to move down the street.

Dana pokes her head out from the town's post office, having had to make a quick call when she sees the truck being carried down the street. Puzzled, she tells the caller she'll 'call back' and steps outside to watch the procession.

Satoshi; "right you should be careful these guys will take any thing not nailed down"

Jack: blows a jung full of smoke into big gym's face " how about this.. you put down me truck and tell me where the real threat is affore i start playing whack a sprite with your little friends there who are carryin it...and show you why you never take an irish man's truck...specially when i's full of liqour and forging tools"

Alessandro: "As much as I'd like to watch you fight a bunch of midgets trying to steal a truck, quite impressive I might add, perhaps grievous bodily harm isn't the best way to start the day. So, there was talk of cave sprites, booze and slavery. Where do we start?"

Dana listens to the Irish man's threat and after her senses confirm there's other Scions in the area, she strides up to the men. "I heard something about booze, mind some company?"

Alessandro: "Jesus, how many of us are there? Name's Alessandro, and yours?

Dana: "You can call me Dana. Pleasure's all mine, and such. I got sidetracked by a work-call, but it seems that this odd humming isn't from the military base a ways out of town?" She shrugs. "At least, if twelve tiny men stealing a truck has any indication that it's not a normal occurance."

GYM: " Oh don't worry about they can see us unless they give us something they'll just think the truck is out of control... Hey Boys Stop He has Booze in the truck!"

Satoshi: bows "Satoshi Hato" walks over to the truck "please stop this its delaying me from helping"

The Pictes stop the truck and start to mill about wait for Jack to turn his back so they can take off with the drink but Gym says " the military base is me and me boys camp... when chased those trolls things out of it 3 weeks ago. So Irish how about you give me a few bottles and I'll show you where I think the dwarfs are?"

Jack: "sure why not but i will need a few hours to prepare... i think i can keep you drunk and happy till then" i walk over to the truck unlock the back and get out my smithing tools after i set a few bottles full of questionable green liquids in them

Alessandro: "So this is the plan? Get some midgets drunk then follow them into the countryside? I like it..."

Dana: She sighs. "It's like I never left work..."

Satoshi: "what is your job?" puzzled

Dana: "Border Patrol. One of the ...quirks of the job that they don't advertise was when we need leads for coyote or mule runs, we would have to bribe folk on this side. Questionable booze was at the top of the bribes, followed by cigarettes."Satoshi; " i prefer my job delivering packages"

Jack: mumbles something under his breath about the I.L.F. and hands them all a small bottle ( about 20 oz) of absynthe

Alessandro: Package delivery? Really? Dude you have got to get out more.

Satoshi: "whats wrong with delivering packages i like helping people receive what they want"

Alessandro: "We have super powers! Unless maybe your schtick will be, like; the singing telegram god. Ah well, to each his own, anyhoo how's about them cave gnomes or whatever they are."

Satoshi: 'yes should we get ready as well ,also why singing"

Gym with a drunk list : Well I guess you guys can stay at the base if you want [ the army base]

Jack: is standing next to his truck using his bare hands to pick up the molten metal and form it into a six shooter while taking a few seconds to light his smokes off of his super heated fingertips

After about two hours of forging Jack has a gun and ammo that should work on some fey

Satoshi; "so you really think we will have to fight?"

Dana: "We don't know, but there is no harm in preparing for one. I would rather have an abundance of weapons and no enemies; than have enemies surround us while we are helpless and empty handed."

Jack: puts his equipment back in the truck and comes back to the group with the newly made revolver in hand " i vote we get right down to business and take the dwarves"